i’m particularly fond of affix characters in chinese, and what more vibrant an example than 鬼 guǐ (“ghost; devil”)?

魔鬼 móguǐ (“evil devil”) ╟ demon

懒鬼 lǎnguǐ (“lazy devil”) ╟ lazybones

酒鬼 jiǔguǐ (“alcohol ghost”) ╟ alcoholic; drunkard

醉鬼 zuìguǐ (“drunk devil”) ╟ drunkard

烟鬼 yānguǐ (“smoke devil”) ╟ opium addict; chain smoker

调皮鬼 tiáopíguǐ (“naughty devil”) ╟ naughty child

捣蛋鬼 dǎodànguǐ (“make-trouble devil”) ╟ same as #6

吸血鬼 xīxuèguǐ (“suck-blood devil”) ╟ vampire

鬼佬 guǐlǎo (“devil old-guy”) ╟ foreigner (usually derogatory)

胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ (“small-gut devil”) ╟ coward; chicken

二鬼子 èrguǐzi (“two-ghost-thing”) - a “banana” ╟ someone yellow (asian) on the outside but white (caucasian) on the inside (derogatory)*

短命鬼 duǎnmìngguǐ (“short-life devil”) ╟ someone who dies at a young age

赌鬼 dǔguǐ (“gambling ghost”) ╟ gambling addict

饿鬼 èguǐ (“hungry ghost”) ╟ someone who is always hungry; someone with a big appetite

机灵鬼 jīlingguǐ (“clever ghost”) ╟ clever person

胡涂鬼 hútuguǐ (“confused ghost”) ╟ someone who often seems confused and/or stupid

色鬼 sèguǐ (“lust ghost”) ╟ lecher; person who engages in sexual excess (no exact word for this in english perhaps?)

厉鬼 lìguǐ (“terrible ghost”) ╟ evil spirit

馋鬼 chánguǐ (“gluttonous ghost”) ╟ pig (someone who eats too much)

催命鬼 cuīmìngguǐ (“prodding ghost”) ╟ someone who keeps pushing people to do things; a nagger

死鬼 sǐguǐ (“dead ghost”) ╟ a negative but playful term used between spouses

鬼子 guǐzi (“devil-thing”) ╟ foreign devil (derogatory)

鬼怪 guǐguài (“ghost-monster”) ╟ ghosts and monsters

见鬼 jiànguǐ (“see ghost”) ╟ go to hell!

鬼知道 guǐ zhīdào (“ghost knows”) ╟ heaven knows!